Car-roof.



c. c. II/IUIIPIIIl CAR ROOF. APPLICATION FILED MAY 20. 191s.

Patented Aug 2r; 1918 c, UNITED STATES PATENT lOFFICE.

cL'INToN c. MIIRPHY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssmNon To r. n. ivmarmrl COMPANY, or PAnNessUs, PENNSYLVANIA, a CORPORATION or PENNSYLVANIA cnn-'Boon To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLINTON C. MURPHY, acitizen of the United States, andaresident The principal objectofthe invention is to provide a simple and inex ensive means for pivotally securing the roo sheets to' the sub structure, whereby the sheets can be replaced with/'little eii'ort when Worn or damaged.

The invention consists in an anchor mem ber secured to the ridge portion of the car and provided with ivot holes adapted to re ceive the pivot mem rs nofba air of opposite roof sheets. The invention urther consists in the 'arrangements and combinations o f parts hereinafter more clearly described and claimed.V y

In' the accompanying drawing, wherein like numerals refer to hkeparts in the sevf oral views,

.Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a ical-.roof embodyin myinvention, the r-unning boards being roken away to disclose the portionot the sheets located bellow Fig. 2' is a transverse cross-sctionjonthe fline 2 2 in Fig. 1;

. the transverse seamson the line --5 in Fig. f

`Fig. 3 is an enlargedcrosssection taken through the ridge portion of the roof on ,the line 3- 3 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4: is Va cross# ction through the eaves i' i; portion of the car on the line 4-,4 in Fig. l

drawn to the same scale as Fig.' 2, and

Fig. 5 'is `a, cross-section through one of Y 1, drawn tothe seme scale as Fig. 4.

\ roof sheathing In this drawin he invention is. shown -V 4,applied -to en or inary typeoftr havin roof sheathingbbards' sup orted atabot ends on side 4plates Cal-nes l'8 extend.

from side .plate to side plate supportthe.l ridge pole 9 and purlins 10,` hich members l boards in turn su port the' roof sheathing between t e' side plates. Side s eathirg boards 1v1 end fasclarboerds12'are secur y lates 7 beneath the ends of the f to theeide` which projects out beyond the Vsidefaoeo theeside latesand-are Hush withthe outs'de'faoe et e festas. L

Y Specification of Letters `Patent.

' the usualmenner but ment of the sheets.

i Patented Aug.- 27, 1918. applimioneied naif 2o, i918. sonal No. assess.

Roof sheets 13 are arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the ridgepole and are provided at their eaves ends-With doubled-under rebentfiange portions 14:. These flanges 14 are hooked under the rebent portion 15 of a continuous flashing strip 16, which lies in a rabbetforined in the eaves ends of the roof sheathing. The flashing strip is turned down over the eavesends of the roof sheathing and -is secured to the fascia boards by nails, or in any other desired manner. Each pair of roof sheets is spaced from the adjw cent pairs and between the spaces thus formed along the sides of the sheets are battens or mullions 17. These battens are ar ranged transversely of the car extending 'from eaves to ridge on both sides of the car ,and are nailed'o'r otherwise secured to the y lower side margins fiangedfinwardly and up- Iwardly forming ianges 2l adaptedtoV in! terlock With the hooked portion 1S formed in the side margins ofeach sheet.

`The eaves ends 'of the-transverse seam cover are held down at the eaves by eaves clips 22. The sheets are spaced apart at the ridgeand are covered by ridge covers'23` similar to the transverse seam covers. The ridge covers stra'c'ldle the marglnal ridge edge ofr'each adjacent pair of sheets and have flanges 24 siinilar to the fianges 21 of the transverse seam covers which interlock with'tliihoo'ked portion I9'for1ned in the ridge end portion'of thesheet. `The ridge ends of ,thetransverseseam covers 2'O'and both ends. of the ridge covers 23` aresecured in position byV four-wilyv cornereaps 25,

which vare, bolted to'tlie roof substructure in 4 permitlimited move- 26 are lsecured to the rundimming boards niiig 'board saddles-27, which rest on'the .corner-caps 25 and the transverse seamfI covers 2 0, thus leaving the sheets free to moveunder the transverse and ridge seam covers.

U standing 28 are formed in the roo sheets. near their ends, and are arranged opposite each other on each side of the ridge cover. vided with pivot pins 29 projecting upwardly therefrom. These pivot pins 29 are arranged centrally in the bosses and have reduced portions passing through the bosses which are riveted over on the under- Side to firml secux'ethem in position. An anchor member 30 is riveted or otherwise secured to the ridge cover transversely of the car midway between the transverse 'seams and in line with the bosses 28 of each pair of sheets. This anchor member 30er:- tends outwardly on each side of the ridge cover and is inclined downwardly so as to bring its end portion directly over and in close proximity to the respective bosses of each pair of Vroof sheets.. The portions of the anchor member overlying the bosses are provided with holes 3l into which the pivot pins Q9 of the roof sheets project and are thus pivoted therein. This arrangement permits the roof sheets to pivot or swing on the pivot pins of the roof sheets and thereby iaccominodate themselves tothe weaving and racking of the car substructure. .The anchor members, while serving as ivot bearings for apairbf roof sheets, a so tend to hold the sheets in position og the roof sheathing.

The arrangement hereinbefore described is considered only as an example and as being the one most adapted to the type 0f roof shown. Therefore, I do not Wishto be limited tothe exact form of flexible seams or to the eaves construction shown, as the invention may be applied to roof sheets having various forms of flexible side and ridge seams.

What I claim as my invention is: I

1. A car roof comprising a roof sheet, said roof sheet being movably mounted on the substructure of said car and having an upwardly extending pivot I'nembfer, and an anchor member secured to carat the ridge, said anchoruinelnbcr having a perforated portionpverh 'nginghe pivot member of the roof lsh i, Y. h adapted tobe rotatably engaged by said pivot..

2. .l'u an outsilecar roof 4comprising roof sheet-s arranilfed transversely ot the car7 pivotssecurcd to each of aid sheets, and anchor members secured to the outside roof, each of said anchor members beingr adapted m'receive the pivots of a number of sheets.

3. In an outside car roof comprising roof These bosses are pro' A sides ofthe roof.

Chicago this 14th day of May sheets arranged transversely of the car in pairs, pivots secured to each sheet of a pair, and an anchor member Iixed to the outside roof, the pivots of each pair of sheets being adapted to rotative] y engage said anchor member.

1. In an outside car root, comprisingroof sheets arranged transversely ofthe car in pairs, oppositely disposed pivot pins secured to each sheet of a pair near the ridge ends of said sheetsan anchor member secured to the' outside roof, s'aid anchor member being` provided with holes adapted to re- .ceive the pivot pins of each pair of sheets.

5. In an outside ear roof comprising roof sheets extending from the eaves to the ridge of the car, said sheets being arranged in pairs, the roof sheets of each pair being dis posed on each side of the ridge, upwardly projecting pivot pins secured to each sheet 1n line transversely of the car, and an anchor member secured to the outside roof at the ridge, said anchor member being located above the roof sheets and having openings adapted to receive the upwardly projecting pivot pin of each pair of roof sheets.

6. In an outside car roof comprising roof sheets extending from the eaves to the ridge on each side of the` car, ridge covers loosely connecting the ridge ends of said sheets, pivot pins secured to said sheets, in transverse alinement, and Aanchor members ses curedto said ridge covers, each of said anchormembers having openings in their end' portions adapted to receive pivot pins of the adjacent sheets on each side ol' .the ridge.

7. In an ontsidecar roof comprising roof sheets extending from the eaves to the ridge of the roof and having their side :margins loosely connected, ridge covers loosely connecting the ridge ends of said sheets, the eaves ends of said sheets being loosely secured to the car at their eaves ends and hav.

ing upstanding bosses formed in the body' portion near'the ridge. upwardly projecting pivot pins secured to Saidbosses,'an anchor member secured to the ridge cover, and arranged transversely of the car with its end bearing on the bosses of a sheet on each side. of .the ridge,the end portionsof said anchor member having holes adapted to receive the pivot pin of a sheet on opposite L' at 191,8. CLIN-TON C.. MURPHY.

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